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Carregando... Russia under the Old Regime (1974)de Richard Pipes
   Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.   ) Nikoz | Mar 2, 2021 |  Pipes argues that the basis of the Russian state is a patrimonial state; that is, a state based on the ruler treating the country as a personal possession. Key relationships within the patrimonial state were developed to support the ruler in his ownership and that the personal will of the ruler would be carried out. There are 3 key factors that lead to this development. Firstly, the climate and quality of the soil limited the types of social and political organization that could develop. Secondly, the domination of the Dnieper basin by the Vikings in the 9th century introduced the centrality of the economic motive in the purpose of the state to the still lowly developed Russian tribes. Finally, the Monguls/Tartars in the 13th and 14th centuries, whose “absentee” control provided the annual tribute was paid and the leading Prince paying homage to the Khan, reinforced the concept of the paramount authority of the Grand Prince and the principality as his personal possession. The result was a country where the objective of the state was the material enrichment of the ruler and the blocking of the development of alternative sources of power that could challenge the ruler. The national psyche too developed with the ruler as the provider of all benefits in society at its core. Pipes goes on to argue that all of Russia’s history down to his day’s Communist Party was merely a development of this patrimonial state. The attempts by Peter I and Catherine II to Europeanize Russia all resulted in being subsumed within the patrimonial concept, continuing to enhance the authority of the Tsar. The late 19th century attempts by the boyars to develop along the lines of western Europe were a failure and only gave rise to a new centralized ruler in the Communist Party that would refashion existing institutions and psyches to perpetuate the patrimonial state. Easy to ready, lively arguments and plenty of descriptions of key events makes this an excellent contribution to the understanding of Russian history. (  )3  motorbike | Feb 16, 2010 | sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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"For anyone who wants an insight into the nature of Russian society before the revolution, there is no doubt that Professor Pipes has written the book."--Lionel Kochan, Jewish Chronicle This highly acclaimed study from Richard Pipes analyzes the evolution of the Russian state from the ninth century to the 1880s and its unique role in managing Russian society. The harsh geographical conditions and sheer size of the country prevented the creation of participatory government, and a "patrimonial" state emerged in which Russia was transformed into a gigantic royal domain. Richard Pipes traces these developments and goes on to analyze the political behavior of the principal social groupings--peasantry, nobility, middle-class, and clergy--and their failure to stand up to the increasing absolutism of the tsar. In order to strengthen his powers, legal and institutional bases were set up that led to the creation of a bureaucratic police state under the Communists. "A brilliant and provocative analysis . . . learned, judicious, witty and full of common sense."--John Keep, The Times Literary Supplement "A lively, profound, often extremely subtle account of the making of the Russian state . . . For the serious student it is required reading which is also a delight. For the general reader with a minimal knowledge of Russian history and puzzled as to what makes the Russians tick, it lights up the whole field."--Edward Crankshaw, The Observer "An excellent introduction, painstaking and enjoyable."--The New York Review of Books "Pipes has produced a masterly interpretative history of tsarist Russa."--Choice Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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